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MPEC 2003-Y34 : 2003 YW1

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M.P.E.C. 2003-Y34                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 12:48 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2003 YW1

Observations:
     K03Y01W* C2003 12 18.47336 08 00 29.54 +32 00 33.9          21.1 V EY034691
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.50195 08 00 27.64 +31 58 02.3          21.0 V EY034691
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.53174 08 00 25.69 +31 55 24.1          21.3 V EY034691
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94124 08 00 07.45 +31 19 21.9                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94207 08 00 07.36 +31 19 18.4                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94274 08 00 07.18 +31 19 14.4                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94354 08 00 07.10 +31 19 09.2                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94465 08 00 07.17 +31 19 05.2                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94559 08 00 07.11 +31 18 59.0                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 18.94634 08 00 07.03 +31 18 55.8                 EY034246
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.30645 07 59 46.68 +30 47 09.2          20.0 R EY034649
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.30823 07 59 46.50 +30 46 59.9          20.2 R EY034649
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.31000 07 59 46.40 +30 46 50.5          20.2 R EY034649
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.32110 07 59 46.32 +30 45 51.3          21.0 V EY034291
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.32534 07 59 46.06 +30 45 31.0          21.2 V EY034291
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.32838 07 59 45.84 +30 45 15.5          20.1 R EY034926
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.32941 07 59 45.81 +30 45 09.3                 EY034926
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.32967 07 59 45.76 +30 45 08.6          20.8 V EY034291
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.33050 07 59 45.69 +30 45 05.0                 EY034926
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.35014 07 59 44.30 +30 43 20.2          20.4 . EY034854
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.35674 07 59 43.79 +30 42 42.7          21.1 R EY034854
     K03Y01W  C2003 12 19.36334 07 59 43.41 +30 42 09.2          20.7 R EY034854

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YW1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M 347.63032              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48191261     Peri.  186.40800     -0.22416702     -0.91770862
a   1.6112287      Node   276.91190     +0.90815919     -0.07462576
e   0.2773957      Incl.   19.29090     +0.35354778     -0.39018187
P   2.05           H   22.8           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2003 Dec. 18-19.

Ephemeris:
2003 YW1                 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.28, 19                  q = 1.1643
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    08 01.69   +34 05.6    0.217    1.172   146.6    27.6    21.1
2003 12 27    07 50.59   +18 12.3    0.193    1.165   158.4    18.1    20.5
2004 01 06    07 35.32   +00 45.6    0.195    1.165   156.9    19.3    20.6
2004 01 16    07 20.67   -13 18.3    0.220    1.170   144.9    28.9    21.1
2004 01 26    07 10.11   -22 09.3    0.261    1.182   134.4    36.5    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y34

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